The wildcat gold mining boom that swept across the Amazon beginning in the 1970s left behind an environmental catastrophe of ...
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Invisible poison: Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating African food crops, study warns
In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...
The surge in gold prices is driving a rapid expansion in informal and unregulated gold mining that is often illegal and ecologically destructive, according to the World Gold Council. Artisinal and ...
A small, leafy, green peanut plant grows out of a patch of dirt. When David McLagan’s team sampled mercury isotopes in cassava, maize, and peanut crops (like the one shown here) grown downwind of a ...
Partnership with World Bank, World Gold Council to Improve Safety, Environmental Standards, Curb Illicit Gold Trading ABIDJAN, July 11, 2025—Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and ...
One of the century’s largest gold finds is in Ivory Coast's Doropo mine - over 100 tons spark a $500 million mine plan and ...
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